Community and Public Health and Disability Support Advisory Committee

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​​At its meeting on 15 March 2018, the Board of the Canterbury District Health Board endorsed the merging of the Community and Public Health Advisory Committee (CPHAC) and Disability Advisory Support Committee (DSAC), into the Community and Public Health and Disability Advisory Support Committee (CPH&DSAC).

​​Role

CPH&DSAC has specific aims and functions prescribed within the NZ Health and Disabil​ity Act 2000 (Schedule 4, Clauses 2 and 3). These are to give the Board advice on:

the needs, including the disability support needs, and any factors that the Comm​​​ittee believes may adversely affect the health status, of the resident population; and

priorities for the use of the health funding, including disability support funding, provided.

Meetings

Members of the public are welcome to attend any meeting, subject only to the right of the Committee to exclude the public from certain items of business, such as those that deal with matters of privacy or commercial sensitivity.